Bottle-stopper extractor.



l. P. LAMIE.

BOTTLE STOPPER EXTRACTOR. APPLICATION FILED AI II.21. IaIe.

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JESSE P. LAIVIIE, DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

BOTTLETSTOPPER EXTRACTOR.

Speoication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 17, 1917.

Application led April 27, 1916. Serial No. 93,967.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Jnssn I). LAMIE., a citizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stopper Extractors, offwhich the following is a specication.

This invention contemplates an improved bottle stopper extractor and has as its primary object to provide a device of this character which will firmly grip the stopper in such manner that the stopper may be readily removed without likelihood of mutilating or breaking the stopper.

The invention has as a further object to provide a device of this character which will surround the stopper to overlie the mouth of the bottle when the stopper is '1n position therein so that the said extractor willalso provide a protecting member for the bottle at its'mouth.

And a still vfurther object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will be of such simple construction that it may be universally'used and may be applied to substantially any conventional type or bottle stopper.

Other and incidental objects will appear as the description proceeds and in the drawings wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, y

Figure l is a sectional view showing a conventional type of bottle and stopper with the stopper equipped with my improved extractor, l

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the manner in which the stopper engaging members or spurs of the extractor are adapted to bite into the body of the stopper to securely engage therewith,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the device detachedand more particularly illustrating the curved cutting edges of the stopper engaging members of the extractor,

Fig. l is a top plan view of the extractor more particularly illustrating the disposition of the stopper engaging members upon the body of the extractor,

Fig. 5 is a plan View showing a slight modification of the invention,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the extractor illustrated in Fig. 5,

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of a further modification of the invention,

Fig. 8 is a perspective View showing a still further modification of the invention in connection with a conventional type of bottle stopper,

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view showing the device of Fig. 8 engaged with the stopper with the stopper fitted into the neck of the bottle, and l Fig. l0 is a transverse sectional view taken 4on the line 1010 of Fig. 9 and illustrating the manner in which the stopper engaging members of this latter modification of the invention' are arranged to engage the stopper. e

In carrying out my invention, I employ an annular body portion or ring l0 which is formed centrally lwith a flared opening having a. wall convexV in cross section curving from the lower side of the ring toward its upper side with the opening in the ring increasing in diameter toward the upper side thereof. The ring l0 may be formed of glass, metal, hardened rubber,- or any other suitable material and the'outer edge thereof is preferably' milled so that the said ring may be easily grasped.

Formed onthe inner convex wall of the ring, preferably, at quadrantly spaced points, are a plurality of stopper engaging members or spurs l1. These spurs are relatively thick adjacent the lower extremities thereof or contiguous to the lower side of the ring and thence taper longitudinally as they approach the upper side of the ring.

Consequently, the spurs project radially to-` ward the axis of the ring the greatest distance at the smallest diameter of the ring and thence gradually recede as they approach the upper side of the ring. Furthermore, the sides ofthe spurs 1l are beveled or otherwise formed to provide longitudinally extending cutting edges l2 at the inner extremities of the spurs, the said spurs being each substantially V-shaped in cross-section. These cutting edges are, as will be observed, curved longitudinally from the lower ends of the spurs toward the upper ends thereof.

The ring 10, of course, may be constructed any desired size to fit stoppers of different sizes and in use, the small end 0f the stopper is fitted through the ring in the manner suggested in Fig. 3 of the drawings and is then moved to a position with the larger end of the stopper wedged within the ring. In this connection, attention is directed tothe fact that when the stopper is thus moved longitudinally through the ring, the spurs 11 present the longitudinally curved cutting edges 12 to the stopper in such manner that the said edges will gradually bite or sink into the stopper and when the stopper has been shifted to assume its final position with the larger end of the stopper wedged within the ring, the spurs 11 will be entirely sunk within the stopper. Consequently, the ring 11 will thus be firmly connected to the stopper with the spurs 11 acting to prevent the rotation of the stopper within the ring.

When the device is thus attached to the stopper, the stopper may be inserted in the neck of a bottle in the usual manner as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the bottle and stopper shown being of conventional form. Attention is now directed to.

the fact that the lower face of the ring 10 is flat so. that when the stopper is applied tov the bottle, the said ring will seat against the upper end thereof to form a protecting mem ber for the bottle at its mouth, preventing the collection of dust or other foreign matter thereon and thus insuring the sanitary condition of the contents of the bottle. 'lo remove the stopper, the milled edge of the extractor may be readily grasped and by rotating the extractor a little in either direction the cork will become loosened when Van upward pull exerted upon the extractor will easily and quickly effect the displacement of the stopper.

lt will therefore be seen that l provide a very simple and efficient construction for the purpose set forth and an extractor which will not seriously mutilate a stopper when applied thereto so that the eiiiciency of the stopper will not be impaired. Furthermore, the extractor does not pierce t-he stopper to form an opening therein as is the case with the `ordinarybottle stopper and often resulting in such Vinjury to the stopper as to permit the escape of gases from the bottle to which the stopper is applied.,

In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings, l have illustrated a slight modification of the inventionwherein the body of the extractor or ring 10a is serrated upon its inner face to provide a plurality of spurs or stopper engaging members 13 substantially similar to the spurs 12 of the preferred form of 'the invention. Otherwise, the extractor of this vmodification is identical with the extractor previously described. rlhe construction of Figs. 5 and j found preferable as for example in connection with a large stopper.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings, l have illustrated a further modification wherein the inner face of the body of the extractor or ring 1()b is smooth and unobstructed. This form of the invention will be found desirable in 6 may in some instances beV any instance where it is desired to cause minimum injury to the stopper in applying the extractor thereto. Ctherwise, the construction shown in Fig. 7 is identical with that of the preferred form of the invention.

ln Figs. 8, 9 and 10 of the drawings, l have illustrated a still further modiiication of the invention. ln this modilication, the body of the extractor is indicated at 14, being in the nature of an annular ring which is formed centrally with a stopper receiving opening increasing in diameter from the lower side of the ring toward the upper side thereof. Formed on the wall of this opening, are a plurality of circumferentially spaced stopper engaging members or spurs 15 which, at their inner extremities, form straight cutting edges 16 which slope from the lower side of the ring toward the upper side thereof to gradually engage with the stopper when inserted through the ring. As will be seen upon reference toFig. 10 of the drawings, the spurs 10 are adapted to be embedded into the body of the stopper for preventing the rotation of the stopper within the extractor and in Fig. 9, l have shown the stopper, which has been conventionally illustrated, applied to a conventional form of bottle with the extractor seating against the upper end of the bottle to provide a protecting member for the bottle at its mouth. As will be seen, this modification of the invention may be employed and used in substantially the same manner as the preferred form of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A. device of the character described including a body provided with an opening and having a longitudinally tapered stopper engaging member formed on the inner face thereof to project within the periphery of said opening with the smaller end of said member presented toward the upper side of the body to gradually bite into a stopper inF sertedthrough the body for connecting the stopper. thereto.

2. A device of the character described including a body provided with an opening and having a stopper engaging member formed on the inner face thereof to project within the periphery of said opening, the said mem- 'ber being provided with a cutting edge curvsmaller end presented toward the upper side of the body and being substantially V- shaped in cross-section with the apex thereof presented outwardly to provide a cutting edge curving from the thicker extremity of the member adjacent the smaller end of said opening outwardly over the flared wall of said opening toward the smaller end of the said member with .the said cutting edge adapted to gradually bite into a stopper inserted through the said opening for connecting the body thereto.

4. A device of the character described including a body provided with a longitudinally tapered stopper receiving opening therethrough and having a longitudinally Gopies oi' this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. C.

tapered stopper engaging member projecting inwardly from the wall of vsaid opening beyond the periphery thereof with the larger end of said member arranged adjacent the smaller end of said opening with the said member gradually decreasing in thickness toward the larger end of the opening.

5. Av device of the character described including a body having a stopper receiving opening formed therethrough with the opening provided with a smooth inne-r face and having a stopper engaging member projecting inwardly from the wall thereof beyond the periphery of said opening.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature. JESSE P. LAMIE [1.. s.]

Commissioner of Patents, 

